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This reminds me of when I was a wee lad and my friend and I got caught by a guy after we cracked his windshield throwing rocks off an overpass (I know, I know...). He calmly got our parents' phone numbers and had them come pick us up. He didn't call the police, but let our parents handle it. At the time, I wished he had called the police and had them put me in protective custody from my parents! In retrospect, I am so grateful that he left the law out of it. I got a lot more "instruction" at home than the law ever could have provided (what with the bill of rights and limitations on cruel and unusual punishment), and didn't end up with the repercussions of a criminal background.

You did an admirable thing by trying to leave the law out of it, but this family just doesn't seem to get it. Some interaction with the judicial system might be just what these lads need to get them on the straight and narrow (and hopefully wake up these parents to the fact that they are failing).

I am enthralled by this . . . keep us updated on what happens!